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Private Thomas Henry WORTH, G/4250, 8th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment,  killed in action, Flanders France, 17th August 1916.

Born Garston, Liverpool, Lancashire.

25th December 1913, Parish Church, Llansawch, married Lily Baker, spinster, 1 School Road, Harlwick House, Grants Grove, Burton Ferry, South Wales. / Harlwick House, Grants Grove, Burton Ferry, South Wales / 40 Lucas Street, Deptford, SE.

Enlisted Neath, North Glamorgan, Wales, age 29, height 5ft 4½ inches, weight 10st, fresh complexion, blue eyes, black hair, tattooed on chest, both arms. Formerly ship breaker.

Home, 3rd November 1914 to 29th August 1915; BEF, 30th August 1915 to 7th March 1916; Home, 8th March 1916 to 14th June 1916; BEF, 15th June 1916 to 17th August 1916.

3rd November 1914, enlisted; 4th November 1914, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 11th November 1914, posted 8th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 26th April 1915, Shoreham, overstaying his pass fro 12.00 midnight until 12.00 midnight 28th April 1915, deprived of 4 days pay, 7 days confined to Barracks, forfeits 2 days pay; 30th August 1915, posted BEF; 3rd March 1916, shell wound, right thigh & face; 8th March 1916, shell wound, right thigh & face, to Hospital Ship "Brighton" ex 1 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, to England; 8th March 1916, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 16th April 1916, posted 9th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 15th June 1916, posted BEF & 8th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 15th June 1916, embarked / disembarked; 4th July 1916, joined Battalion, In the Field; 15th July 1916, Field General Court Martial, When on Active Service, drunkenness, 28 days Field Punishment No.2.

5th March 1917, pension of 10/- a week awarded to widow.

1919 December, Neath Registration District, Lily Worth married William Phillips.

Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Pier & Face 11C, Somme, France.